Special Needs Teaching Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 105 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Bishop Grosseteste University 82% 5% 10% £6935 £9150 119 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 100% 0% 10% £9250 £11400 112 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Bishop Grosseteste University 82% 0% 15% £6935 £9150 119 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 112 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Bishop Grosseteste University 82% 0% 5% £9250 £12445 111 Lincoln On campus Full-time
University of Gloucestershire 92% 0% 5% £9250 £14700 127 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 103 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 108 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 47% 5% 0% £9250 £11400 112 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 108 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 116 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool John Moores University 90% 0% 14% £9250 £11000 136 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 112 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Bishop Grosseteste University 51% 5% 30% £9250 £12200 111 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 108 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Bishop Grosseteste University 82% 5% 10% £9250 £12200 119 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 112 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Bishop Grosseteste University 82% 0% 10% £6935 £9150 107 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 107 Liverpool On campus Full-time
University of Gloucestershire 92% 0% 5% £9250 £14700 127 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Liverpool John Moores University 90% 0% 14% £9250 £15600 136 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 114 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 66% 0% 4% £9250 £11400 113 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 108 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 85% 0% 9% £9250 £11400 117 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Canterbury Christ Church University 64% 1% 25% £9250 £14500 105 Canterbury On campus Full-time
University of Gloucestershire 92% 0% 5% £9250 £14700 127 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 114 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 108 Liverpool On campus Full-time
University of Derby 87% 0% 15% £9250 £14045 130 Derby On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 108 Liverpool On campus Full-time
University of Derby 87% 0% 15% £9250 £14045 130 Derby On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 107 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Bishop Grosseteste University 82% 0% 10% £9250 £12200 107 Lincoln On campus Full-time
University of Huddersfield 69% 4% 12% £9250 £15000 129 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Plymouth Marjon University 90% 5% 8% £9250 £11000 108 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 108 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 80% 0% 6% £9250 £11400 111 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Bishop Grosseteste University 82% 0% 10% £6935 £9150 107 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Cardiff Metropolitan University 59% 0% 10% £9000 £13000 126 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 103 Liverpool On campus Full-time
University of Huddersfield 69% 4% 12% £9250 £15000 129 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
University of Worcester 80% 0% 5% £9250 £13100 121 Worcester On campus Full-time
Bishop Grosseteste University 51% 5% 30% £6935 £9150 111 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 118 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Canterbury Christ Church University 64% 1% 25% £9250 £14500 105 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 114 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 95% 15% 0% £9250 £11400 112 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 108 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 80% 0% 6% £9250 £11400 111 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 105 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 95% 15% 0% £9250 - 112 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 - 108 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 66% 0% 4% £9250 - 113 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 - 105 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 - 112 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 - 112 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 - 107 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 - 108 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 - 107 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 - 108 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 100% 0% 10% £9250 - 112 Liverpool On campus Full-time
The University of Northampton 54% 5% 10% £9250 - 137 Northampton On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 - 108 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 47% 5% 0% £9250 - 112 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 - 114 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 - 108 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 - 105 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 - 116 Liverpool On campus Full-time
South Essex College of Further and Higher Education 90% 0% 15% £8000 £17930 - Southend-on-Sea On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 - 112 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 - 108 Liverpool On campus Full-time
The University of Winchester 93% 10% 5% £9250 - 127 Winchester On campus Full-time
University of Chester 87% 0% 2% £9250 - 130 Chester On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 85% 0% 9% £9250 - 117 Liverpool On campus Full-time
The University of Winchester 93% 10% 5% £9250 - 127 Winchester On campus Full-time
University of Wolverhampton 80% 0% 3% £9250 - 123 Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Nottingham Trent University 78% 4% 11% - - 120 Nottingham On campus Full-time
The University of Northampton 54% 5% 10% - - 137 Northampton On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% - - 118 Liverpool On campus Full-time
University of Suffolk - 0% 15% £8220 £12996 - Ipswich On campus Full-time
Plymouth University 38% 0% 5% - - 136 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Leeds Beckett University 60% 0% 7% - - 106 Leeds On campus Full-time
Nottingham Trent University 78% 4% 11% - - 120 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Kingston University 88% 0% 5% £6000 - - Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Doncaster College and University Centre 100% - 15% £7650 - - Doncaster On campus Full-time
Sheffield Hallam University 81% - 4% - - 116 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Doncaster College and University Centre 100% - 15% £7400 - - Doncaster On campus Full-time
Nottingham College - 0% 15% £8250 - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
University of Bedfordshire - 0% 15% £9250 £13200 - Luton On campus Full-time
Staffordshire University - 0% 15% £9250 £14000 - Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Solihull College and University Centre - - 40% £7500 - - Solihull On campus Full-time
Bishop Grosseteste University - - 40% £7650 £14280 - Lincoln On campus Part-time
Weston College of Further and Higher Education - - 40% £8500 £12500 - Weston-super-Mare On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University - - - £9250 £11400 - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University - - - £9250 £11400 - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Bishop Grosseteste University - - - £9250 £12200 - Lincoln On campus Full-time
Staffordshire University - - - £9250 £14000 - Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
University of Reading - - - £9250 £18650 - Reading On campus Full-time
University of Bedfordshire - - - £8250 £13275 - Luton On campus Part-time
Liverpool Hope University - - - £9250 £11400 - Liverpool On campus Full-time
University of Bedfordshire - - - £9250 £13200 - Luton On campus Full-time
University of Bedfordshire - - - £2750 - - Luton On campus Part-time
Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £9000 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University - - - £9250 - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Bishop Grosseteste University - - - £6935 - - Lincoln On campus Full-time
Bath Spa University - - - £2565 - - Bath On campus Part-time
Kingston University - - - £9250 - - Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
University of Wolverhampton - - - £9250 - - Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
University of Sunderland - - - £1920 - - Sunderland online Part-time
University of Wolverhampton - - - £9250 - - Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Liverpool Hope University - - - £9250 - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Doncaster College and University Centre - - - £7400 - - Doncaster On campus Full-time
Newman University - - - £2000 - - Birmingham On campus Part-time
Liverpool Hope University - - - £9250 - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Kingston University - - - £2700 - - Kingston upon Thames On campus Part-time
York St John University - - - - - - York On campus Part-time
University of Exeter - - - - - - Exeter On campus Full-time
University of Wales - - - - - - Cardiff On campus Full-time
Plymouth University - - - - - - Plymouth On campus Part-time
University of Brighton - - - - - - Brighton On campus Part-time
University of South Wales - - - - - - Pontypridd On campus Part-time
University of Chester - - - - - - Chester On campus Part-time
Liverpool Hope University - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
University of Worcester - - - - - - Worcester On campus Part-time
Northumbria University - - - - - - Newcastle On campus Part-time
Liverpool Hope University - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Part-time
University of Birmingham - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Part-time
University of Huddersfield - - - - - - Huddersfield On campus Part-time
University of Chester - - - - - - Chester On campus Part-time
Canterbury Christ Church University - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Part-time
Queen's University of Belfast - - - - - - Belfast On campus Full-time
Canterbury Christ Church University - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Part-time
University of Hertfordshire - - - - - - Hatfield On campus Part-time
Liverpool Hope University - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Part-time
Sheffield Hallam University - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Part-time
The University of Winchester - - - - - - Winchester On campus Part-time
University of Birmingham - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Part-time
University of South Wales - - - - - - Pontypridd On campus Part-time
Manchester Metropolitan University - - - - - - Manchester On campus Part-time
Northumbria University - - - - - - Newcastle On campus Part-time
University of Leeds - - - - - - Leeds On campus Full-time
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Student Reviews

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2022
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Special Needs Teaching

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £25479 £24514 £28116
25-75 percentile range £23782 - £28383 £18792 - £27897 £20130 - £32846
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Special Needs Teaching courses in the UK

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £26569 £24798 £29283
25-75 percentile range £23909 - £27907 £21215 - £26355 £22979 - £32512
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Special Needs Teaching

15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022

Current jobs

Among graduates of Special Needs Teaching who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

Job in line with future plans

Utilise skills from studies

Work is meaningful

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022

Typical employers for graduates of Special Needs Teaching

  • Educational Institutions
  • Private and Public Schools
  • Government

Jobs of graduates of Special Needs Teaching (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Special Needs Teaching at Barnsley College

40% Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
15% Caring personal services
10% Teaching Professionals
10% Other Educational Professionals
10% Administrative occupations
10% Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Dec 20, 2022

Grading & Study Time

Assessment Methods

Study Time Distribution



Grading Distribution

Students of Special Needs Teaching in the UK received the following grades.

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 2016

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Special Needs Teaching

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Dec 20, 2022
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FAQ

The median salary of graduates of Special Needs Teaching was £25479 15 months after graduation, £24514 3 years after graduation and £28116 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Special Needs Teaching studies:
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
  • Bachelor of Education (Honours) - BEd (Hons)
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education - PGCE
  • Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
  • Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
  • Master of Education - MEd

Supporting Children with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) - FdA at Doncaster College and University Centre received the highest rating among all graduates in the National Student Survey year with a rating of 100 out of 100 among 20 respondents.